Species photographed by Dennis Deck during a Sunstreak Tours trip to West-central Colombia ( Periera to Medellin) in Feburary 2019. A tentative identification was based on the wonderful guides developed by Kim Garwood and Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velasquez (https://www.butterflycatalogs.com) for site and family guides). English names were taken from Jeffery Glassberg’s list for Colombia (names in blue are from other sources).
SWALLOWTAILS (PAPILIONIDAE)
Cattleheart Swallowtail (Mimoides euryleon euryleon)
WHITES and SULPHURS (PIERIDAE)
Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Colombian Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides colombus)
Double-streaked Sulphur (Colias dimera)
Thoas Swallowtail (Heraclides thoas)
Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula albula) Brazilian Yellow (Pyrisitia leuce athalia)
Mimic Sulphurs (Dismorphiinae)
Baton Yellow (Eurema elathea vitellina)
Yellow-rayed Mimic-White (Dismorphia lewyi)
Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina gabriela)
Clearwinged Mimic-White (Dismorphia theucharila aviona)
Blue-vented Mimic-White (Dismorphia zaela zaela)
Cattleheart White (Archonias brassolis approximata)
Colombian Mimic-White (Dismorphia zathoe othoe)
Whites (Pierinae)
Silvery Greeneyed-White (Leptophobia penthica penthica)
Yellow-dotted Dartwhite (Catasticta sisamnus)
Two-jutted Greeneyed-White (Leptophobia tovaria pseudolympia
Kollar’s Surprising-White (Pereute leucodrosime leucodrosime) Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
GOSSEMERWINGS (LYCAENIDAE) Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Blues (Polyommatinae)
Side-striped Hairstreak (Arawacus lincoides)
White-lined Groundstreak (Arzecla albolineata)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
(Nesiostrymon tristis)
Lathy's Groundstreak (Lamprospilus draudti)
Pale Ministreak (Ministrymon una) Druce’s Highstreak (Micandra comae)
(Nicolaea lemuria)
Blue-lined Blackstreak (Ocaria aholiba)
METALMARKS (RIODINIDAE) Metalmarks 2 (Riodininae)
Metalmarks 1 (Euselasiinae)
Blue-and-yellow Beautymark (Ancyluris inca huascar)
Orange-striped Tanmark (Emesis cypria guppyi)
Costa-spotted Beautymark (Ancyluris jurgensenii atahualpa)
Flaxen Sombermark (Euselasia bettina)
Elegant Jewelmark (Anteros allectus allectus) Red-spotted Yellowmark (Baeotis nesaea)
Atheist Scintillant (Calephelis iris or browni, caniope) ?
Black-bellied Jewelmark (Anteros formosus formosus)
(Calephelis unnamed species)
Giant Jewelmark (Anteros kupris kupris)
Glaucous Tanmark (Emesis glaucescens) Hackberry Greenmark (Caria rhacotis)
Glaucous Tanmark (Emesis glaucescens)
Cloaked Scintallant (Detritivora barnesi)?
Orange-bordered Sheenmark (Eurybia donna)
Sharp Tanmark (Emesis fatimella nobilata)
Cloudy-eyed Whitemark (Leucochimona lagora)?
Ghost Metalmark (Hermathena candidata)
Electric Pixie (Melanis electron)
Black-patched Bluemark (Lasaia agesilas agesilas)
Yellow-banded Eyemark (Mesosemia pacifica)
Panamanian Whitemark (Leucochimona iphias) ?
Blue-bordered Metalmark (Necyria bellona zaneta) Pink-C Beautymark (Rhetus dysonii psecas)
Chione Nymphidium (Nymphidium chione) Pink-C Beautymark (Rhetus dysonii psecas)
Squiggly-lined Eyemark (Perophthalma tullius) Variable Beautymark (Rhetus periander)
Neglected Jewelmark (Sarota neglecta)
Tricolored Fiestamark (Symmachia tricolor)
Variable Raymark (Siseme aristoteles sprucei)
Sailor’s Lemmark (Thisbe irenea belides) M
Stub-tailed Raymark (Siseme neurodes neurodes)
Fox-face Lemmark (Thisbe lycorias)
BRUSHFOOTS (NYMPHALIDAE)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Turquoise Emperor (Doxocopa laurentia cherubina)
Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon theodora)
Spot-celled Emperor (Doxocopa clothilda)
Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon theodora)
Cyan Emperor (Doxocopa cyane mexicana)
Tropical Brushfoots (Biblidinae)
Blue-and-orange Eighty-eight (Callicore tolima denina)
Red Rim (Biblis hyperia hyperia)
Six-spotted Eighty-eight (Callicore lyca) Cloud-forest Catone (Catonephele chromis chromis)
Two-eyed Eighty-eight (Callicore pitheas)
Cloud-forest Catone (Catonephele chromis chromis)
Short-lead Eighty-eight (Diaethria euclides gueneei) Stoplight Catone (Catonephele numilia esite)
Stoplight Catone (Catonephele numilia esite) Short-lead Eighty-eight (Diaethria euclides gueneei)
Common Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)
Thick-rimmed Sailor (Dynamine chryseis)
Stub-tailed Purplewing (Eunica orphise) Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta mexicana)
Gray Cracker (Hamadryas feronia feronia)
Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta mexicana)
Gray Cracker (Hamadryas feronia feronia)
Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta mexicana)
Red-edged Pericloud (Orophila cardases campaspe)
Little Banner (Nica flavilla flavilla)
Colombian Pericloud (Perisama antioquia) Little Banner (Nica flavilla flavilla)
Golden Pericloud (Perisama humboldtii humboldtii)
Red-edged Pericloud (Orophila cardases campaspe)
Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe columbiana) Golden Pericloud (Perisama humboldtii humboldtii)
Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe columbiana)
Red Banner (Temenis pulchra pulchra)
Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe columbiana)
Red Banner (Temenis pulchra pulchra)
Leafwings (Charaxinae)
Tricolored Leafwing (Consul panariste pandrosa)
Tiger Leafwing (Consul fabius)
Pink-celled Leafwing (Fountainea /Anea nessus)
Tricolored Leafwing (Consul panariste pandrosa)
Laura's Leafwing (Memphis laura caucana)
Dark-lined Leafwing (Memphis pasibula)
Druce's Leafwing (Memphis lyceus)
Staudinger's Leafwing (Memphis pseudiphis)
Godman’s Leafwing (Memphis mora mora)
Staudinger's Leafwing (Memphis pseudiphis)
Staudinger's Leafwing (Memphis pseudiphis) Holey Leafwing (Zaretis ellops)
Daggarwings (Cyrestinae)
Staudinger's Leafwing (Memphis pseudiphis) Black-bordered Daggerwing (Marpesia furcula)
Feathered Prepona (Prepona laertes laertes)
Black-bordered Daggerwing (Marpesia furcula)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Dappled Daggerwing (Marpesia merops)
Big-bordered Dircenna (Dircenna dero euchytma)
Dappled Daggerwing (Marpesia merops) Regal Elzunia (Elzunia regalis)
Waiter Daggerwing (Marpesia zerynthia zerynthia)
(Greta ochretis ochretis)
Fuzzy-spotted Ticlear (Hypoleria lavinia vanilia)
Variable Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis occasiva)
Black-spot Slantcell (Napeogenes stella stella)
(Ithomia undescriped species)
Orange-bordered Oleria (Oleria amalda amalda)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Doubleday’s Actinote (Altinote anteas)
Spartan Patrician (Patricia dercyllidas dercyllidas)
Small-disked Actinote (Altinote callianthe callianthe)
(Pteronymia laura)
Pink-bodied Actinote (Altinote neleus neleus)
Lamplight Actinote (Altinote ozoneme ozomene)
Stormy Heliconian (Heliconius clysonymus fischeri)
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia iulia)
Stormy Heliconian (Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus)
Stormy Heliconian (Heliconius clysonymus fischeri)
Grinning Heliconian (Heliconius cydno weymeri)
Grinning Heliconian (Heliconius cydno weymeri)
Grinning Heliconian (Heliconius cydno weymeri)
Grinning Heliconian (Heliconius cydno zelinde)
Grinning Heliconian (Heliconius cydno weymeri) White-bordered Heliconian (Heliconius eleuchia eleusinus)
Heart-spotted Heliconian (Heliconius hecale melicerta)
Heart-spotted Heliconian (Heliconius hecale melicerta)
Doris Longwing (Laparus doris doris)
Sisters (Limenitidinae)
Dido Longwing (Philaethria dido)
White-wristed Sister (Adelpha alala negra)
Felder’s Sister (Adelpha boeotia boeotia)
Smoky Sister (Adelpha epione agilla)
Capped Sister (Adelpha capucinus) Smoky Sister (Adelpha epione agilla)
Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea daguana)
Stiched Sister (Adelpha erotia)
White-patched Sister (Adelpha justina)
Black Sister (Adelpha levona/rothschildi)
Rayed Sister (Adelpha lycorias wallisii)
White-spot Sister (Adelpha leucophthalma)
Venezuelan Sister (Adelpha malea fundania)
White-spot Sister (Adelpha leucophthalma)
Bright-stitched Sister (Adelpha messana)
Cecropia Sister (Adelpha phylaca pseudaethalia)
Rich Sister (Adelpha rothschildi/levona)
Cecropia Sister (Adelpha phylaca joffrei)
Rayed Crescent (Castilia castilla)
Celadon Sister (Adelpha serpa celerio)
Nymphs (Nymphalinae)
Red Peacock (Anartia amathea amathea)
Smudged Crescent (Castilia eranites)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae jatrophae)
White-dotted Crescent (Castilia ofella)
Small Beauty (Colobura dirce dirce) Splendid Crescent (Eresia emerantia emerantia) M
Doubleday's Crescent (Eresia carme laias)
Variable Crescent (Eresia ithomioides ssp.)?
Mimic Crescent (Eresia datis manto)
Exclamation Mark Crescent (Granthotrche exclamationis exclamationis)
Cinderella Mapwing (Hypanartia cinderella)
Orion Cecropian (Historis odius)
Orange Mapwing (Hypanartia lethe lethe)
Cinderella Mapwing (Hypanartia cinderella)
White-banded Crescent (Janatella fellula)
White-banded Crescent (Janatella fellula)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Satyrs (Satyrinae)
White Crescent (Janatella leucodesma)
Gold-bordered Owl-Butterfly (Caligo atreus agesilaus)
Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus epaphus)
Boomerang Owl-Butterfly (Caligo oedipus oedipus) Rusty-spotted Satyr (Cissia labe)
Club-spotted Falcon-Satyr (Corades enyo almo)
Yellow-fronted Owl-Butterfly (Caligo telamonius menus)
Club-spotted Falcon-Satyr (Corades enyo almo)
White-spot Falcon-Satyr (Corades medeba columbina)
(Euptychia calixta)
Dark Falcon-Satyr (Corades pannonia ploas)
Pancosta Blackeyed-Satyr (Euptychia insolata)
Flashy Ocellated-Satyr (Eretris ocellifera ocellifera)
(Felder's Ringlet) (Euptychoides griphe)
White-banded Lasio (Lasiophila prosymna)
(Euptychia undescribed sp.)
(Lasiophila zapatoza sombra) (Hermeuptychia unnamed species)
Blue-gray Big-eyed-Satyr (Magneuptychia libye)
(Lasiophila zapatoza sombra)
Violaceous Big-eyed Satyr (Magneuptychia tiessa)
Big-spotted Lyman (Lymanopoda labda labda)
Obsolete Lyman (Lymanopoda obsoleta)
Opalescent Morpho (Morpho sulkowskyi sulkowskyi)
Heliconia Owlet (Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi)
Common Morpho (Morpho helenor macrophthalmus)
(Pedaliodes manis)
Bandaged Owlet (Oressinoma typhla typhla)
(Pedaliodes peucestas peucestas)
(Pedaliodes pollonia)
White-chain Oxeo (Oxeoschistus puerta)
(Pronophila orcus orcus)
Black-bordered Phantom-Satyr (Pseudohaetera mimica)
(Pseudomaniola loxo) Black-bordered Phantom-Satyr
(Pseudohaetera mimica)
Begging Mottled-Satyr (Steroma bega bega)
Renata’s Pebbled-Satyr (Yphthimoides renata)
Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
Renata’s Pebbled-Satyr (Yphthimoides renata)
SKIPPERS (HESPERIIDAE)
Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae)
Green Flasher (Astraptes talus)
White-spotted Flasher (Astraptes enotrus)
Spiky Banded-Skipper (Autochton neis)?
Frosted Ridens (Ridens philistus philia)
Broken Silverdrop (Epargyreus exadeus cruza)
Violet-sheened Longtail (Typhedanus galbula)
Bell's Beamer (Phocides metrodorus nigrescens)
Lamella Scarlet-eye (Venada lamella)
Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna) Dyson’s Silverpatch (Aides dysoni)
Goldbars Skipper (Aroma henricus henricus) Lamella Scarlet-eye (Venada lamella)
Radiant Brown-Skipper (Callimormus radiola janna) Rusty Ruby-eye (Carystoides sicania orbius)
Radiant Brown-Skipper (Callimormus radiola janna) Redundant Skipper (Corticea corticea)
Cauca Ruby-eye (Carystina mielkei)
Essential Skipper (Corticea mendica schwarzi)
Ecuadorian Slow-Skipper (Lento ludo)
Skipper species close but not Cynea
(Cynea undescribed species) Variegated Brown-Skipper (Lucida lucia scopas)
Guardpost Sedge-Skipper (Euphyes peneia)?
Orange-headed Metron (Metron chrysogastra)
Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares adela) Nitra Skipper (Mnasitheus nitra)
Cauca Mimic-Skipper (Neoxeniades anchicayensis) Inimical Poan (Poanes inimica)
Whitened Remella (Remella remus)
Decorated Brown-Skipper (Parphorus decora)?
Common Mimic-Skipper (Thracides phidon)
(Saliana salona)
Silvery Fantastic-Skipper (Vettius coryna coryna)
Wined Therra (Thespieus opigena) Triangle Fantastic-Skipper (Vettius triangularis)
Wine-and-blue Mimic-Skipper (Thracides nida)
(Wahydra vola)
Skipperling (Heteropterinae )
Angle-spot Skipperling (Dalla mesoxantha)
Hesperioides Skipperling (Dalla hesperioides hesperioides)
Morva Skipperling (Dalla morva)
Gray-dusted Skipperling (Dalla ibhara)
Spreadwing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Giant Sicklewing (Achlyodes busirus) Aztec Bentwing (Cycloglypha thrasibulus thrasibulus)
Colombian Bentwing (Camptopleura auxo) Pale-based Bentwing (Cycloglypha enega)
Zereda Skipper (Chalypyge zereda hygieia)
Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata bifasciata leucorrhoa)
Northern Eyed-Skipper (Cyclosemia anastomosis) (Gindanes undescribed species)
(Gindanes undescribed species)
Sickle-winged Skipper (Achyloides/Eantis thraso)
Great Bentwing (Ebrietas osyris)
Ecuadorian Lipstick-Skipper (Haemactis sanguinalis)
Square Bentwing (Helias cama) Chocolate-vented Mytip (Myscelus perissodora)
Purplish-black Skipper (Nisoniades montana)
Unbarred Mylon (Mylon cajus cajus)
Black-veined Mylon (Mylon maimon)
Short-banded Potam (Potmanaxas hirta)
Short-banded Potam (Potmanaxas hirta)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Straight-cut Potam (Potamanaxas laoma)
Common Blue-Skipper (Quadrus cerialis)
Evans' Potam (Potamanaxas paphos)
F
M Sharp Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)
Burning Zebratip (Yanguna cosyra) Panamanian Sootywing (Staphylus caribbea)
Moths
Black Tosta (Tosta niger)
Green Page (Uranus/Urania fulgens)
(Viola egra)
(Geometridae)